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leliouf abi inn criticizing president obama for the commercial on bain capital. why are you doinghis when the stakes a so high? ndefoleh balancing the budget onbacks of seniors -- on the backs of seniors who worked all their lives? >> two good questions. i thought -- i'll answer them both, i'll try to be quick. prenba cal wuall dde ide h every right to explore bain capital was governor romney gives that as the main reason why he's going to be able to create jobs. so we should look at bain capital to s if they actually did create mre jobs than they closed down, t shoai why lawa wth part of the ad that said he was a vampire. that was as bad as governor perry saying what was it he called it, vulture capitalism. you don't win frids by using names like that. cln y sy, ail 'sin be for barack obama in october when it counts. and because he said nice tngs about romney this time people are going to remember that and say, well, bill clinton's telling me the truth because he didn't trash the otheruy. i soroe l idi t ian u itndre w a fellow by the name of ed gilmore, former
leliouf abi inn criticizing president obama for the commercial on bain capital. why are you doinghis when the stakes a so high? ndefoleh balancing the budget onbacks of seniors -- on the backs of seniors who worked all their lives? >> two good questions. i thought -- i'll answer them both, i'll try to be quick. prenba cal wuall dde ide h every right to explore bain capital was governor romney gives that as the main reason why he's going to be able to create jobs. so we should look at bain...
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bain capital telling federal authorities that mitt romney owns bain is is the boss. the boston globe built on that reporting finding financial disclosure forms that list him as the 100% sole owner of bain capital in 2002. s the stories started breaking, the response from mr. romney has been that these documents that show his name on them, from bain capital after 1999, these documents don't matter. these are just legal mumbo jumbo, even though i signed these documents i'm engaging in serving as the sole stockholder of the firm. that's just a technicality, i don't mean it, it's not really true. if you were a rich investment manager like me, you would understand. >> really? you would understand in your heart. today mr. romney elaborated on his defense by saying all of these forms, names being on all of these forms well after 1999, all of these forms, what they meant was he was the owner but he was not as the owner paying attention to these things he owned. he was not paying attention to anything at bain and steering anything and not going to meetings and making decision
bain capital telling federal authorities that mitt romney owns bain is is the boss. the boston globe built on that reporting finding financial disclosure forms that list him as the 100% sole owner of bain capital in 2002. s the stories started breaking, the response from mr. romney has been that these documents that show his name on them, from bain capital after 1999, these documents don't matter. these are just legal mumbo jumbo, even though i signed these documents i'm engaging in serving as...
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running bain. i mean, bain was doing what bain was doing which was in some cases bankrupting companies and in other cases outsourcing jobs because that's what private equity companies do. he was doing that the whole way through. they're now caught in this trap by making this distinction what bain did before 1999 and after. >> it was in effect doing the same things. >> yeah. if you look at the impact plant which has been featuring ads with any opponent against mitt romney. that was happening while he was there. outsourcing investments were happening while he was actually there. bain capital was there to use leverage to make a lot of money for its share holds and managers. wherever the chips fell in that process, that's what they were doing. that was the m.o. the entire time. it's ridiculous for him to create this distinction between bad bain activities in 1999 to 2002 and good activities before that. >> he needs the distinction because he's trying to say he was not involved in laying off workers. he
running bain. i mean, bain was doing what bain was doing which was in some cases bankrupting companies and in other cases outsourcing jobs because that's what private equity companies do. he was doing that the whole way through. they're now caught in this trap by making this distinction what bain did before 1999 and after. >> it was in effect doing the same things. >> yeah. if you look at the impact plant which has been featuring ads with any opponent against mitt romney. that was...
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you live by bain, you die by bain. as he keeps putting it out there and ride the coattails of his success, you have to take the good with the bad and expose yourself to the liability and the job loss and revenue generator from bain. i don't think it will end soon. >> the key part, job loss, americans losing their jobs, you're going to discover that mr. obama needs to lose the job he mas now to get back to work. >> okay, whatever. >> what is this? >> i'm just playing with you. >> all right. >> and i'm grateful you're here because we want to have all sides represented. there is a question this week about condi rice being potentially vice presidential nominee. i'd say it was probably thrown out yesterday as a distraction from the bain disaster that's happening. do you think it's legit? >> yeah. as i understand it, when they had all the guys -- the money guys get together and i think in colorado she gave a great speech, i would expect she would show up on any short list based on her impressive resume and as secretary of st
you live by bain, you die by bain. as he keeps putting it out there and ride the coattails of his success, you have to take the good with the bad and expose yourself to the liability and the job loss and revenue generator from bain. i don't think it will end soon. >> the key part, job loss, americans losing their jobs, you're going to discover that mr. obama needs to lose the job he mas now to get back to work. >> okay, whatever. >> what is this? >> i'm just playing with...
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and his position at bain capital. and generally, when a businessman is the chairman, ceo and in this case the sole stockholder, he's accountable for the business and affairs of that company. and even if he's not making day-to-day decisions or managing the investments of a company like this, which was a venture capital company, he's still legally responsible and should believe accountable for the business and affairs of that company. unfortunately, too many business executives have tried to exculpate themselves from that kind of accountabilities and it's one reason in 2002, congress passed the sarbanes zoxley exact. >> roberto, hello down there. i wanted to ask you to play referee here a little bit, because there's an article in "fortune" that came out that they're saying it exonerates romney from the suggestion he had day-to-day involvement. what they're saying they have found are offering documents for a bain capital fund from 2000 and from 2001 and show in these documents mitt romney is not listed as "a key investme
and his position at bain capital. and generally, when a businessman is the chairman, ceo and in this case the sole stockholder, he's accountable for the business and affairs of that company. and even if he's not making day-to-day decisions or managing the investments of a company like this, which was a venture capital company, he's still legally responsible and should believe accountable for the business and affairs of that company. unfortunately, too many business executives have tried to...
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>>> bain, bain, go away. let's play some "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia for chris matthews. leading off tonight, when you're explaining, you're losing. right now, mitt romney is explaining. did he really leave bain in 1999? why does his name appear on bain documents subsequent to that? and why does it matter? because accurate or not, the bain mess casts doubt on romney's principle argument that it's his business experience that most qualifies him to be president. the obama campaign has dented romney's strength. karl rove couldn't have done a better job. perhaps it was because the romney camp was so eager to change that subject that they let slip to drudge that condoleeza rice emerged as a top vp pick. there are lots of reasons to believe this is nothing more than a shiny bright object to take our attention off of bain. but she would probably help romney plug a number of holes. plus, president obama says his biggest mistake is putting policy over storytelling. i talked abo
>>> bain, bain, go away. let's play some "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia for chris matthews. leading off tonight, when you're explaining, you're losing. right now, mitt romney is explaining. did he really leave bain in 1999? why does his name appear on bain documents subsequent to that? and why does it matter? because accurate or not, the bain mess casts doubt on romney's principle argument that it's his business experience that...
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capital. >> bain capital. >> bain capital. >> bn pital. >> bain capital. >> bain capital walked away with a lot of money that they made off of this plant. >> reporter: the white house clearly wants to portray mitt romney's time at the helm of bain capital as a weak spot. in ad after ad, democrats are suggesting romney is a fat cat job outsourcer. an opportunistic financial predator. keep in mind that many of those claims appear to be backed with little or no evidence. >> the obama campaign is absolutely doubling down on the bain attack, no doubt about it. if the word triple down existed, they would be doing that as well. >> reporter: this political media analyst believes president obama was at one point looking to steal a page from reagan's playbook. planning an optimistic positive re-election campaign. till economic troubles and weak poll numbers hit hard. >> i think the obama folks were hoping to run a campaign like "morning in america" in 1984. but the campaign i think they're look at is much more the george w. bush campaign in 2004. >> the accusations that john kerry -- >> report
capital. >> bain capital. >> bain capital. >> bn pital. >> bain capital. >> bain capital walked away with a lot of money that they made off of this plant. >> reporter: the white house clearly wants to portray mitt romney's time at the helm of bain capital as a weak spot. in ad after ad, democrats are suggesting romney is a fat cat job outsourcer. an opportunistic financial predator. keep in mind that many of those claims appear to be backed with little or no...
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now bain is a problem. what we're going to have, 90% of what we're going to talk is about bad things about the other guy. my fear, george -- my fear is, on election day, this is going to be a very close election. whoever wins this election is going to have no mandate or no vision of where we want this country. and that's a problem. >> you served in at least two presidential campaigns, for george w. bush, how do you explain why governor romney hasn't put out more of his tax returns? >> i have seen this with candidates and i saw this with dwi with president bush, that came out late in the campaign. and a number of other candidates that i worked for. i think it's two things. first, obviously, there's something there. if not he would say, have at it. that compromises what he said in the past about something. but i think the bigger thing is, it's arrogance. many of these politicians think, i can get away with it. i don't have to do this. that in the end is the problem that sort of walk into these, i don't have t
now bain is a problem. what we're going to have, 90% of what we're going to talk is about bad things about the other guy. my fear, george -- my fear is, on election day, this is going to be a very close election. whoever wins this election is going to have no mandate or no vision of where we want this country. and that's a problem. >> you served in at least two presidential campaigns, for george w. bush, how do you explain why governor romney hasn't put out more of his tax returns?...
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and in bain capital, llc. and in this document, he distinguishes between the companies that he was active in and the companies that he had a passive role in. there are pages of companies here. some of which he did have a passive role in. have you seen this document? and does this, in fact, rebut the presumption that romney's team was -- he was passive. >> your team informed me of this document before we talked tonight. this would certainly be an important piece of new information. this was other information that came out this evening that said he testified in 2002 that he had to leave salt lake to attend some board meetings in massachusetts, suggesting an active role. we know he was legally responsible but this would suggest he was involved in some of the day-to-day activities and even more so, personally responsible for the decisions that were made when american jobs were outsourced and companies were bankrupted and workers lost their jobs. >> jennifer: on this document, in addition, it's got him -- he has to
and in bain capital, llc. and in this document, he distinguishes between the companies that he was active in and the companies that he had a passive role in. there are pages of companies here. some of which he did have a passive role in. have you seen this document? and does this, in fact, rebut the presumption that romney's team was -- he was passive. >> your team informed me of this document before we talked tonight. this would certainly be an important piece of new information. this...
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bain capital in 1999. tell us how you interpret this. >> i guess it depends on how you define left. what we found is through a combination of government documents, some filed with the securities and exchange commission some filed with corporations formed in delaware and some that mitt romney filed himself as financial disclosures both at the state and federal level, they showed he was still the sole owner of bain capital. he was the president the ceo the chairman of the board up until 2002 which is three years after he claims to have left in 1999 to run the winter olympics in salt lake city. >> eliot: let me see if i get this right. somebody who is the ceo the president and the chairman of the board and owns 100% of it is saying he's no longer there. this is making the definition of is from a couple of years back seem almost simple. how can he say he's not there when he has all of those positions and if i recall your article is being paid at least $100,000 a year to be there. what is their defense to this?
bain capital in 1999. tell us how you interpret this. >> i guess it depends on how you define left. what we found is through a combination of government documents, some filed with the securities and exchange commission some filed with corporations formed in delaware and some that mitt romney filed himself as financial disclosures both at the state and federal level, they showed he was still the sole owner of bain capital. he was the president the ceo the chairman of the board up until...
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bain capital ceow. -- willard, that means. mitt romney currently on part-time leave of absence to head the salt lake city olympic committee for the 2002 games. while we will miss jeff and mark, we wish them well. well, romney was on part-time leave for three years. all the while he collected a paycheck and benefitted from the company's investments. today bain capital is now in the mix. they explained this three-year gap. why are they in the news all the sudden? they said due to the sudden nature of his departure, he remained the sole stockholder for a time while formal owner ship was being documented and transferred to the group of partners who took over management of the number in 1999. bain does not explain why it took three years to transfer management. for three years mitt romney was legally liable as the ceo of bain capital. obama campaign staffers held a conference call with reporters to underscore the seriousness of this discrepancy. >> either mitt romney, through his own words and his own signature was misrepresenting
bain capital ceow. -- willard, that means. mitt romney currently on part-time leave of absence to head the salt lake city olympic committee for the 2002 games. while we will miss jeff and mark, we wish them well. well, romney was on part-time leave for three years. all the while he collected a paycheck and benefitted from the company's investments. today bain capital is now in the mix. they explained this three-year gap. why are they in the news all the sudden? they said due to the sudden...
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still at bain after 1999. who is the liar? and romney campaign already made a big buy for the hotly crucial swing states. bad timing, right? if you look at the poll map of swing states, it looks very much like 2008. but there are a few wild cards because there are a bunch of states that barack obama won in 2008, that not only did john kerry lose, but nobody thought any democrat would have a chance of winning them. barack obama won indiana. he won north carolina f. he won colorado and nevada, and he won virginia, which no democrat had won in a presidential race since 1964. not even bill clinton either time. but barack obama won virginia and he won by a lot. even though before 2008 his presidential politics were so very red for a very long time, virginia as a place overall had been sort of getting bluer and bluer. democrats had control of the state senate. they had ousted republican george allen from the senate in 2006 and replaced him with a democrat named jim webb. they have a popular governor named tim warner
still at bain after 1999. who is the liar? and romney campaign already made a big buy for the hotly crucial swing states. bad timing, right? if you look at the poll map of swing states, it looks very much like 2008. but there are a few wild cards because there are a bunch of states that barack obama won in 2008, that not only did john kerry lose, but nobody thought any democrat would have a chance of winning them. barack obama won indiana. he won north carolina f. he won colorado and nevada,...
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bain is a good company. and, in fact, as you know, a lot of democrats, obama folks take a lot of money from bain because they think it's a good company. it's only when they're distorting mitt romney's record, for example, as has been proven inaccurate by "the washington post" and independent fact checkers this notion 459 while he was at bain capital governor romney, you know, shut down american jobs and moved them overseas. it's patently false. it's a lie. and it's sad to see the obama campaign reduced to this kind of, you know, these kinds of reckless, baseless charges. >> does mitt romney believe that outsourcing is a legitimate decision for companies to make, to make them stronger companies more efficient companies? >> david, you know, what mitt romney believes is that we need a plan to make america more prosperous and for people to invest in the united states. >> i yind statistic. but this is a particular business -- >> but it's linked to particular federal policies. what we see now is the highest corpor
bain is a good company. and, in fact, as you know, a lot of democrats, obama folks take a lot of money from bain because they think it's a good company. it's only when they're distorting mitt romney's record, for example, as has been proven inaccurate by "the washington post" and independent fact checkers this notion 459 while he was at bain capital governor romney, you know, shut down american jobs and moved them overseas. it's patently false. it's a lie. and it's sad to see the...
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bain capital telling federal authorities that mitt romney owns bain and is the boss. the boston globe yesterday built on that reporting finding financial disclosure forms for mr. romney that list him as the 100% sole owner of bain capital in 2002. as these stories have started breaking, as this reporting over the last couple weeks has started snowballing, the response from mr. romney is that these documents that show his name on them from bain capital after 1999, these documents don't matter. these are just legal mumbo jumbo. it's just a quirk of the law. even though i mitt romney have signed these documents saying that i mitt romney am princeally engaged in the business of serving as the sole stock holder of the firm, that's just legal stuff. that's just a technicality. i don't mean it. it's not really true. if you were a rich investment manager like me, you would understand, really, you would understand in your heart. today, mr. romney elaborated on his defense by saying all of the forms, his norms being on all of the forms well after 1999, all of these forms, what
bain capital telling federal authorities that mitt romney owns bain and is the boss. the boston globe yesterday built on that reporting finding financial disclosure forms for mr. romney that list him as the 100% sole owner of bain capital in 2002. as these stories have started breaking, as this reporting over the last couple weeks has started snowballing, the response from mr. romney is that these documents that show his name on them from bain capital after 1999, these documents don't matter....
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. >>> bain bain go away. let's play some "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm michael mer connish in philadelphia for chris matthews. leading off tonight, when you're explaining, you're losing. right now, mitt romney is explaining. did he really leave bain in 1999? why does his name appear on bain documents subsequent to that? and why does it matter? because accurate or not, the bain mess casts doubt on romney's principle argument that it's his business experience that most qualifies him to be president. the obama campaign dented romney's strength, karl rove couldn't have done a better job. perhaps it was because the romney campaign was so eager to change the subject that they let slip to drudge that condoleezza rice has emerged as a top v.p. pick. there are lots of reasons to believe this is nothing more than a shiny bright object to take our attention off of bain. but she would help romney plug a number of holes. >>> plus president obama says his biggest mistake has been putting policy over story telling. i talked about that two nights ago here. why doesn
. >>> bain bain go away. let's play some "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm michael mer connish in philadelphia for chris matthews. leading off tonight, when you're explaining, you're losing. right now, mitt romney is explaining. did he really leave bain in 1999? why does his name appear on bain documents subsequent to that? and why does it matter? because accurate or not, the bain mess casts doubt on romney's principle argument that it's his business experience that...
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att steidasn't tt different from anything bain did in the years when romney was actually running bain. i mean, bain was doing what bain was doing which w iome casankrting comniesnd in othases tsouing js beuse tt's wha pvate eqty cpani do he w dng tha the whole way through. they're now caught in this trap by making this distinction what bain didefor 99 a afte >>t wain eect doi the same thin. >> yeah y loo ahe iactlant whh haseen fturi ads wi anyppont ainst mit romney. that was happening while he was there. outsourcing investments were happening while he was actually ere. bain capital was there to use lerageo me aot ooney r its sreoldsnd nage. wheverhehipsell in tha press,hat'whathey re ing. at w them.o. the entire time. it's ridiculous for him to create this distinction between d bain activities in 19 t 2002nd gd actitie befe at. >> heeeds the dtincon caushe'sryin toay h was t inlvedn lang o works. he notnvold in tsouing. and he says i ought to be judged with my businessperice. t gernofassauset abt bines whene srted lookg, h sttedoing aolital onwa. david bernstein, you wrote in 2007 th
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management of bain capital after february of 1999. not that that would have been a problem to have said that i was with the firm beyond that. >> stephen: see, he wasn't mean there when he did those bad things that he was in no way associated with but it's fine if he was. he left bain in 1999 to go to the salt lake city olympics, which he won, in the lounge. well, technically as the louge. he's a bit stiff but it pays off. plaus plauts you about obama is claiming romney ran bain till 2002 on the technicality that romney signed sec filings listing himself as the company's sole stockholder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer and president. (laughter) i mean, who knows. who knows what's true? it's a simple case of he said, he filed sec documents to contradict what he said. and of course, of course, folks, no surprise team obama is piling on. the campaign manager stephanie cutter says these documents prove either romney is misrepresenting his position at bain to the american people or he is misrepresenting his position at ba
management of bain capital after february of 1999. not that that would have been a problem to have said that i was with the firm beyond that. >> stephen: see, he wasn't mean there when he did those bad things that he was in no way associated with but it's fine if he was. he left bain in 1999 to go to the salt lake city olympics, which he won, in the lounge. well, technically as the louge. he's a bit stiff but it pays off. plaus plauts you about obama is claiming romney ran bain till 2002...
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, a business meeting, even by phone, attending a meeting regarding bain or bain entity snz. >> you asked quite a few questions. i didn't involve myself in any way with bain capital's enterprise after february of 1999. >> not participating in a single meeting? >> i don't recall a single meeting or single participation in an investment decision by bain or personnel decision. >> the word here is recall. really? no business trips, no phone calls, nothing. this is romney's own sworn testimony in massachusetts when he was running for governor. there were a number of social trips and business trips that brought me back to massachusetts, board meetings, thanksgiving, and so forth. i returned for most of those meetings, others i attended by telephone if i could not return. that sworn testimony simply does not match up with the interviews that the candidate gave today to five different networks. president bill clinton was on the "today" show this morning. he said romney's business background is central to romney's campaign. >> all your work life before you run for president is relevant. i think th
, a business meeting, even by phone, attending a meeting regarding bain or bain entity snz. >> you asked quite a few questions. i didn't involve myself in any way with bain capital's enterprise after february of 1999. >> not participating in a single meeting? >> i don't recall a single meeting or single participation in an investment decision by bain or personnel decision. >> the word here is recall. really? no business trips, no phone calls, nothing. this is romney's...
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tied to bain. how do you make the distinction that he had nothing to do with bain. >> he was not an active manager of bain at that time. but this isn't a discussion that the american people really care about. they care about the economy. and every moment we talk about these bain figures, we are distracting from the substantive debates that the american people deserve to have. mitt romney in massachusetts actually brought the unemployment rate down to 7.7%. over 30 months of unemployment over 8%, 8.2%. he doesn't want to have that conversation, so he's out there throwing out all those dishonest claims, we need to get back on track and talk about the topics that really matter to the american people. jobs and the economy. >> you are surely hearing from many republicans who are worried about this narrative that's out there, i checked in just the last 24 hours, the number of people who have been quoted on the republican side, analysts including rick tie -- who are concerned about this narrative, accordi
tied to bain. how do you make the distinction that he had nothing to do with bain. >> he was not an active manager of bain at that time. but this isn't a discussion that the american people really care about. they care about the economy. and every moment we talk about these bain figures, we are distracting from the substantive debates that the american people deserve to have. mitt romney in massachusetts actually brought the unemployment rate down to 7.7%. over 30 months of unemployment...
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i think that the attacks on bain were good. and i think that the president talking about the middle class, going out in iowa and sitting at the kitchen table with these people. this is a big improvement for him. >> when we did "the economy" in '92 we thought we were dealing with recession and coming back. that was the context for "it's the economy, stupid." >> it was not a financial -- >> right, this is not just a -- you're right. this is two things. this is a financial recession which is tough but it's also three decades of stagnation, job loss, and -- >> and growing wage disparity. >> and wage disparity. all that truth. when you say middle class, why we say it's "the middle class, stupid," this is an argument about the character of the country and a very big argument about the futures. it's a very strong place to be to run a presidential election. >> sure is. >> you wrote about mitt romney in your book, "if you don't want to help the middle class, confine talk about income inequality to your quiet room where you can look at p
i think that the attacks on bain were good. and i think that the president talking about the middle class, going out in iowa and sitting at the kitchen table with these people. this is a big improvement for him. >> when we did "the economy" in '92 we thought we were dealing with recession and coming back. that was the context for "it's the economy, stupid." >> it was not a financial -- >> right, this is not just a -- you're right. this is two things. this...
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bain is not going away. romney campaign spokeswoman amanda heninberg says the obama campaign tries to mislead voters with ads that independent fact checkers have proven to be false. really? amanda? do you really want to go there? so romney claims that he basically left bain in february of 1999. that he hasn't been involved with the company since 1999, february. but we have the documents to prove otherwise! for example this document, one of the companies that bain invested in, filed this paper with the securities and exchange commission on november 22nd, november of 1999 which is nine months after romney now claims that he left to go to the winter olympics. in several places, this document actually says that mitt romney is the sole shareholder chairman chief executive officer and president of bain capital and its affiliated companies. and there are many documents like this dating as late as may of 2001. plus even now he's getting paid by bain. in june, he revealed he got $2 million from bain. what gives? why
bain is not going away. romney campaign spokeswoman amanda heninberg says the obama campaign tries to mislead voters with ads that independent fact checkers have proven to be false. really? amanda? do you really want to go there? so romney claims that he basically left bain in february of 1999. that he hasn't been involved with the company since 1999, february. but we have the documents to prove otherwise! for example this document, one of the companies that bain invested in, filed this paper...
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this week it is about bain. do you see this is as a sign that the obama camp is having greater success in controlling the message? >> they are. a classic karl rove tactic. it is classic strategy of turning the strength or biographical strength into a weakness. this is what was done to john kerry and done in some cases to al gore. they -- before voters knew mitt romney very well, they were trying to make it impossible for him to explain that the way he made money in business was admirable, ethical. they get to the off-shoring on conversation on policy terms, not that much of a difference from what barack obama did to president, even when democrats were in congress and romney would do. differences in tax policies. it is not a policy issue. just -- instead of letting mitt romney be a businessman who had to -- made money the way all americans can make money, they are trying to make him look like -- borrow a phrase of rick perry, vulture capitalist. he's trying do that before people have that idea of his money. two w
this week it is about bain. do you see this is as a sign that the obama camp is having greater success in controlling the message? >> they are. a classic karl rove tactic. it is classic strategy of turning the strength or biographical strength into a weakness. this is what was done to john kerry and done in some cases to al gore. they -- before voters knew mitt romney very well, they were trying to make it impossible for him to explain that the way he made money in business was admirable,...
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or was still involved with bain. the fact that he will not tell the truth or release the truth on tax forms to let us know, did you even pay any taxes? >> which is now a very fair question. >> it's a legitimate question. >> but you know, this is important, but i think one quick point that i think is important to make too. because republican, the most insidious john sununu thing said was, can barack obama learn to be an american? john sununu was born in havana, cuba, and clearly he considers himself an american and we consider him an american, he's a naturalized american. marco rubio, whose parents were born in cuba, is he not an american? yes, absolutely. myself, first generation american. am i not an american? the republican party has made being a conservative the litmus test for whether or not you are an american. that in and of itself is un-american. >> i the did not know that sununu was born in cuba, and you point out that -- >> i was going to -- >> he refers to hawaii as if it's a foreign country. >> he came to
or was still involved with bain. the fact that he will not tell the truth or release the truth on tax forms to let us know, did you even pay any taxes? >> which is now a very fair question. >> it's a legitimate question. >> but you know, this is important, but i think one quick point that i think is important to make too. because republican, the most insidious john sununu thing said was, can barack obama learn to be an american? john sununu was born in havana, cuba, and...
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they think bain -- pushing on bain is doing some -- pushing the numbers to help them so they are going to keep doik that. you saw that today, they just released another ad in nine swing states, basically pushing him again on bain and outsourcing. you're going to continue seeing that. it's going to be a prominent storyline. >> what about the latest poll showing the president leading by five points right now. won the state in 2008 by six. how does virginia look this time around? does either campaign have an edge in your mind? >> if you look at the polling it runs between 3 and 8% -- 3 or 8 points ahead for the president. if you consider the fact he did such a good job organizing in that state four years ago and already has quite the operation on the ground in virginia and all of the other swing states, ohio, colorado, places like that, he certainly has an advantage when it comes to boots on the ground and the fact the ads are running and the polling is showing they are having an effect on romney. i think certainly he has the advantage there and however goes the presidential race, observe
they think bain -- pushing on bain is doing some -- pushing the numbers to help them so they are going to keep doik that. you saw that today, they just released another ad in nine swing states, basically pushing him again on bain and outsourcing. you're going to continue seeing that. it's going to be a prominent storyline. >> what about the latest poll showing the president leading by five points right now. won the state in 2008 by six. how does virginia look this time around? does either...
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claim that he was not involved with bain but bain and his portfolio companies under their requirements at the sec continually certified to the securities and exchange commission exactly the opposite. the campaign for the president essentially saying that mitt romney lied and it is perhaps criminal. >> well, it's outrageous, but what the president and his campaign are demonstrating once again, is they're gldemonstrati for the past 3 1/2 year that e s there's no understanding of the private sector. >> i point out that "the washington post" in a very lengthy discussion that you cited today. they said that they claim three pinocchios, because it's clear "the washington post," fact check.org, democrat bain partners have come out and said mitt romney had no active role when he left for the olympics in 1999. he went out to the olympics in 1999 and i can tell you it was a 24/7 job. he was out there and that has been -- that is something that the washington post, and fact check.org -- if you can't unwind a company in five days, you can't change partnerships and do all these complex things in fi
claim that he was not involved with bain but bain and his portfolio companies under their requirements at the sec continually certified to the securities and exchange commission exactly the opposite. the campaign for the president essentially saying that mitt romney lied and it is perhaps criminal. >> well, it's outrageous, but what the president and his campaign are demonstrating once again, is they're gldemonstrati for the past 3 1/2 year that e s there's no understanding of the private...